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- Frontmatter
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- BOOK XVI THE LATER YEARS OF CHARLES II, 1675—1685 WHIGS AND TORIES
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Parliament in 1675. Formation of new parties
- CHAP. II The fourteen months' prorogation. Parliamentary Session of 1677
- CHAP. III Dynastic and political alliance of Charles II with the Prince of Orange
- CHAP. IV Complications at the conclusion of the Peace of Nimuegen. Alliance of Louis XIV with the Parliamentary opposition in England
- CHAP. V Denunciation of a Jesuit conspiracy. Last Session of the Parliament of the Restoration
- CHAP. VI Parliament of 1679
- CHAP. VII Parliamentary interim, 1679, 1680
- CHAP. VIII The Parliamentary Session of 1680
- CHAP. IX Parliament at Oxford, March 1680, 1681
- CHAP. X Antagonism of the Prince of Orange and the Duke of York
- CHAP. XI Reaction against the Whigs. Rye-House Plot. Execution of Lord William Russell
- CHAP. XII End of Charles II's Government
- BOOK XVII REIGN OF JAMES II, FEBRUARY 1685 TO SEPTEMBER 1688
- BOOK XVIII THE FALL OF JAMES II IN ITS CONNEXION WITH THE EUROPEAN CONFLICTS WHICH MARKED THE CLOSE OF 1688
- BOOK XIX COMPLETION OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE THREE KINGDOMS, 1688—1691
CHAP. X - Antagonism of the Prince of Orange and the Duke of York
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- BOOK XVI THE LATER YEARS OF CHARLES II, 1675—1685 WHIGS AND TORIES
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Parliament in 1675. Formation of new parties
- CHAP. II The fourteen months' prorogation. Parliamentary Session of 1677
- CHAP. III Dynastic and political alliance of Charles II with the Prince of Orange
- CHAP. IV Complications at the conclusion of the Peace of Nimuegen. Alliance of Louis XIV with the Parliamentary opposition in England
- CHAP. V Denunciation of a Jesuit conspiracy. Last Session of the Parliament of the Restoration
- CHAP. VI Parliament of 1679
- CHAP. VII Parliamentary interim, 1679, 1680
- CHAP. VIII The Parliamentary Session of 1680
- CHAP. IX Parliament at Oxford, March 1680, 1681
- CHAP. X Antagonism of the Prince of Orange and the Duke of York
- CHAP. XI Reaction against the Whigs. Rye-House Plot. Execution of Lord William Russell
- CHAP. XII End of Charles II's Government
- BOOK XVII REIGN OF JAMES II, FEBRUARY 1685 TO SEPTEMBER 1688
- BOOK XVIII THE FALL OF JAMES II IN ITS CONNEXION WITH THE EUROPEAN CONFLICTS WHICH MARKED THE CLOSE OF 1688
- BOOK XIX COMPLETION OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE THREE KINGDOMS, 1688—1691
Summary
As long as Charles II, in concert with the Prince of Orange, had shown an intention of taking up the cause of the continental powers against the French encroachments, Louis XIV had sought to ally himself with the Parliamentary opposition, and with their aid had put an end at once to every warlike project directed against himself. When however the opposition, now that it had won the upper hand, showed the same tendencies, Louis XIV took up the interest of the Crown and the King of England, and provided him with support against the most hated claims of his opponents; by this means he gained an influence over him, which necessarily paralysed the English power in its relation to the great affairs of Europe.
But at no moment could this have been more important to him than at the present, when he once more set himself to accomplish the great schemes of his life. Or may one not rather suppose that it was the attitude of England which gave him courage to do so?
Just while he was laying the foundation of his new agreement with England, he caused his troops to enter the County of Chiny, and advanced claims to Luxemburg; his Réunion policy similarly extended itself at that time on the Upper Rhine; he raised a pretension to Strasburg. At the same time he proceeded to carry out at home the most severe decrees against the Protestants.
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- A History of EnglandPrincipally in the Seventeenth Century, pp. 137 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1875